Most of the silver alloy items are pretty nasty, so you might want to remove anodising from a Zero 100 bar and then polish it. But personally I would just go with a silver stem and live with black carbon bars as you can't see them from the side.

Best silver stems in my view are:- FRM Web stem - on my Colnago now, quite cheap from ebay- Tune Geiles teil - similar to FRM but lighter and more expensive- Thomson - a bit "round" and quite porky but reliable. On my tandem- Cheap ITM or other take-off from a low end racing bike. Easily de-logoed.

Though the HB is rather titanium finish. I'd rather go with Ritchey Classic, as that is more affordable, and I'm cheap. : ) Nonetheless, I'd say that the glossy white or gunmetal-titanium finish is sexier than plain mirror-polished alloy.

Removing clear ano from parts is pretty easy and getting a perfect polish after doing so is also pretty easy to do. Removing powder coat on the other hand is pretty difficult without scratching the surface, which in turns makes doing a perfect polish loads of work.

For a stem you could consider going with a titanium stem and get it polished. For handelbars I would go for a black or a carbon one. I had the Ritchey Classic handlebars and they do not look very classy.

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